The Picnic Cafe & Party Catering — Restaurant in Nashville-Davidson

So before I get into the negative, I will share my positive opinion. I got the half-and-half sandwich so I can try the tuna and the chicken salad and I must admit, they were both phenomenal! And decent portions on each half of the sandwich. The coconut cake was amazing and also a good portion. The staff was very friendly and the set up was cute.

Now for the negative…… prices are high. But unfortunately that just goes with the world we live in today. I would’ve liked my side to be a bigger portion but the fact that the pasta salad was pretty gross. I guess it worked out. This is just my opinion because things like pasta salad, potato salad, and coleslaw are always made differently and it just depends on your taste. I wasn’t thrilled at paying $3.50 for an iced tea but it is free refills so I got my moneys worth. The place was pretty busy and there was indoor and outdoor seating. Nice...

Food is fixed fresh and they do a huge volume of business for and with an early start to lunch time. The menu is largely sandwich, fruit salads, pasta salad, no cooked heavy meals or meat and fried food type things. They're famously known for their chicken salad and fruit tea. Everything is largely served on a paper plate/holder decorated with dollies. Food orders can be called in to be picked up or you can place at the counter to eat at 4 top tables and wooden bench booths or outside if weather permits. Once an order is placed, the order is prepped in the back and delivered to your table by a female army of servers. You clean up after yourself at meal end. The biggest downside is the prices are outrageously high for the type of food and portions you receive. It's no bargain and there's no changes to the items on the menu except the...

Food is great when they actually serve it hot and give you the correct items. It’s great half the time. Frequently soups are barely warm and they will sell you items and then come to your table after the fact that they have sold out or didn’t have any that day. For a family of 4 today they served half of the food correct and the other half of the food was unavailable. No offer to refund but to just pick something else we didn’t want. All of the soups today were cold. Lastly, about half of the employees are not particularly friendly but the other half are quite pleasant. Seems to be 50/50 on just about everything at The Picnic. After todays $70 horrible lunch it will probably be a few months before I roll the dice again. Hope The Picnic can figure things out because today they just really...